congratulate

Compared meaning: to express praise or good wishes to someone (verb).

比较义项：对某人表示赞美或祝贺之意（动词）。

• compliment

  Used to praise someone's appearance, skill, taste, or work in general; it does not require a specific achievement or one-time event, and can sound routine or social.

  用于称赞某人的外表、能力、品味或作品，不需要一个具体的成就或一次性事件，可以是日常社交中的赞美。

  He complimented her on her new haircut and elegant dress.

  他称赞了她的新发型和优雅的裙子。

• congratulate 本词

  Used specifically to express happiness about someone's success, achievement, or good news, often marking a significant one-time event.

  专门用于对某人的成功、成就或喜讯表示祝贺，通常标志着一个重要的一次性事件。

  Everyone wanted to congratulate her on getting the new job.

  大家都想祝贺她获得了这份新工作。

Compliment and congratulate both mean to say something positive, but the occasion differs. Compliment praises someone's appearance, skill, or work in general, without needing a specific achievement; it can sound routine. Congratulate expresses happiness about someone's success or good news, usually marking one specific event.

这两个词都表示对某人做出积极的评价或反应，但场合不同：compliment 侧重称赞对方的外表、能力或某件具体的事，属于一般性的赞美；congratulate 则专门用于对方取得成功、好运或达成某个里程碑时表示祝贺，通常伴随一个具体的成就或喜讯。